Explore the Family Name Boutte

The meaning of Boutte

French: from Old French bo(u)te ‘cask, barrel’, applied as a metonymic occupational name for a cooper or as a nickname for a potbellied man. Some characteristic forenames: French Andre, Armand, Marcel, Odile, Achille, Aime, Alcide, Clovis, Esme, Etienne, Laurent.

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How common is the last name Boutte in the United States?

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the Boutte surname saw a slight increase from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, the name was ranked 10,010 but rose marginally to 9,959 in 2010, marking a 0.51% change. The number of individuals with the Boutte surname also grew by 9.12%, with a count of 2,970 in 2000 to 3,241 in 2010. Despite these changes, the proportion per 100,000 people remained the same at 1.1.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#10,010	#9,959	0.51%
Count	2,970	3,241	9.12%
Proportion per 100k	1.1	1.1	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Boutte

The Decennial U.S. Census also provides information on the ethnic identity associated with the Boutte surname. In 2000, 56.09% of individuals with this last name identified as Black, while in 2010 that number slightly decreased to 54.55%. Those identifying as White showed a small increase from 37.04% in 2000 to 37.43% in 2010. Individuals of Hispanic ethnicity saw the most significant growth, increasing from 2.32% in 2000 to 3.36% in 2010, an impressive 44.83% change. Asian/Pacific Islander and those identifying with two or more races also increased, but American Indian and Alaskan Native representation within the Boutte surname decreased by 36.36%.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	56.09%	54.55%	-2.75%
White	37.04%	37.43%	1.05%
Two or More Races	3.23%	3.49%	8.05%
Hispanic	2.32%	3.36%	44.83%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.44%	0.62%	40.91%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.88%	0.56%	-36.36%